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Variations in Soil Properties Across Land Use Types in the Shemit Watershed, Northern Ethiopian

Advances in Agriculture
Land use type and soil depth have profound effects on soil physical and chemical properties, influencing soil health, agricultural productivity, and ecological stability. In Shemit watershed, increasing pressure from population growth, deforestation, and
Abebe Amare Kassie, Aminat Seid Ahmed, Alemayehu Beyene Abdi   +2 more
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Groundwater Rise Sustains the World's Largest Alpine Water System Under Global Warming

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Shallow groundwater depth (SGWD) across the non‐permafrost plains of the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau decreased at averagely 0.02 m year−1, adding 31.44 Gt of freshwater storage from 2000 to 2020 and sustaining ∼53 500 km2 of alpine ecosystems. A vadose‐zone capacity of 426.6 Gt reveals these aquifers as promising reservoirs, highlighting groundwater's ...
Jianqing Du, Zhixiang Niu, Yanfen Wang, Shirui Zhou, Youqing Yang, Xiang Wei, Haishan Niu, Yitao Zhang, Anquan Xia, Yali Liu, Yanbin Hao, Kai Xue, Bingfang Wu, Xinquan Zhao, Tandong Yao, Yiyu Chen   +15 more
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Soil Physicochemical Properties Variation under Annual Crop and Coffee Landuse in the Chentale Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Applied and Environmental Soil Science
A detrimental decline in soil fertility has been attributed to losses in arable land productivity in Ethiopia. In this line, several studies were conducted to enable informed decisions; however, monitoring soil property dynamics in different biophysical,
Feven Azene Tebekew, Teshome Betru Tadesse, Desta Adane Alemu, Amsalu Awoke Ayalew   +3 more
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Interactive effect of land use types and depth on selected physicochemical properties of soils: A case study

Nova Geodesia
Inappropriate land use management usually upsets soil nutrient status, leading to unsustainable crop and soil productivity. This study investigated the interactive effect of land use types and soil depth on selected soil properties, based on a case ...
Tochukwu NWOSU, Frank OKENMUO, Ikechukwu A. NWEKE, Chioma R. IGBOKA, Chidiebere K. ANENE, Tochukwu R. CHUKWUMA   +5 more
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Receptogenesis in a Vascularized Robotic Embodiment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Functional augmentation of situated robots via ex novo hardware generation extends physical adaptability. Drawing inspiration from open circulatory systems for mass and function redistribution, this study presents a vascularized robotic composite exhibiting receptogenesis ‐ the on‐demand construction of sensors ‐ from internal fluid reserves based on ...
Kadri‐Ann Pankratov, Leonid Zinatullin, Hans Priks, Adele Metsniit, Urmas Johanson, Tarmo Tamm, Alvo Aabloo, Edoardo Sinibaldi, Indrek Must   +8 more
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Quantifying microplastics in environmental waters: Mass concentrations are superior to abundance

Agricultural & Environmental Letters
Microplastics are contaminants of global concern that are primarily studied in marine and urban environments. Understanding of microplastics in drained agricultural watersheds is lacking.
Pamela J. Rice, Gary W. Feyereisen, Brent J. Dalzell, Lara E. Frankson, Claire B. Simmerman, Todd W. Schumacher, Rob W. Malone, Mark R. Williams, Kevin W. King   +8 more
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Seasonal Variations in CO2 Emission from Poultry Manure-amended Soils in Two Contrasting Tropical Agroecosystems

Applied Environmental Research
The soil remains the largest carbon sink, the capacity of which varies spatiotemporally and with anthropogenic activities, with implications for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and associated global warming.
Gladys M. Akande, Adebayo J. Adeyemo, Chidozie J. Oraegbunam, Iduh J.J. Otene, Ezekiel C. Are, Babatunde S. Ewulo, Chioma M. Ahukaemere, Samuel O. Kolawole, Sunday E. Obalum   +8 more
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Multi‐Scale Bionic Structure Constructs Biomass Flame‐Retardant Thermal Insulation Foam Material

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Inspired by mussel adhesion and hierarchical brick‐and‐mortar architectures, a cellulose‐based biomimetic foam is constructed by anchoring bentonite nanosheets onto a polydopamine‐decorated cellulose nanofiber network. The resulting foam combines low thermal conductivity with intrinsic flame retardancy and full biodegradability, presenting a ...
Jianming Liao, Lijun Fan, Yunyuan Dong, Xuyu Bao, Xiaobin Chen, Qifu Zheng, Guanqing Zhang, Shen Wang, Wei Chen, Min Zhang, Shuaiming He   +10 more
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The Landscape of Long Non‐Coding RNAs Provides Insights Into the Domestication and Improvement of Pear Fruit

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that long non‐coding RNAs represent important regulatory components underlying pear domestication and improvement. Integrative multi‐omics analyses identify selected lncRNAs associated with fruit traits, while functional validation uncovers a lignin‐related lncRNA, lncRNA‐pys, that promotes lignin accumulation.
Bobo Song, Peilin Han, Jiaming Li, Xiaolong Li, Xiang Zhang, Jing Fan, Dongliang Liu, Jianfa Cai, Lingchao Zhang, Jun Wu   +9 more
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Programmed Interfacial Phase Separation for Spatiotemporal Fungicide Delivery via Tunable Micro/Nano Architectures

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Translating dynamic liquid‐liquid phase separation into robust solid‐state architectures remains a challenge in materials engineering. Here, we report a composition‐driven interfacial assembly strategy that couples supramolecular coacervation with metal‐phenolic coordination to engineer tunable fungicide carriers.
Rui Zhang, Tongfang Jing, Leiming He, Kaidi Cui, Yuying Song, Xuewei Mao, Lidong Cao, Lin Zhou   +7 more
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